World Tour > [WT] Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2012

Mellow Velo · « **Reply #90 on:** April 22, 2012, 09:32 »

Quote from: benotti69 on April 22, 2012, 08:38

Here's a list of Streams for LBL.

http://www.steephill.tv/classics/liege-bastogne-liege/#live

streams all appear to be going live around 14.00CET.

Usually, the streams arrive, just before the climbs.

just some guy · « **Reply #91 on:** April 22, 2012, 16:31 »

wow Astana smashing the hilly classics

get rides by TJVG

and especially Nibbles who just made the final, great ride classy

well done ofc to Maxim

1 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:20
3 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana 00:36
4 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar
5 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda

Capt_Cavman · « **Reply #92 on:** April 22, 2012, 16:42 »

Great race, for me the only decent classics 2012 race since the opening weekend. It's been very poor generally.

Anyway, great race, shame Nibali got caught though.

Never found much to like about Astana, so maybe that adds a bit to the disappointment.

ram · « **Reply #93 on:** April 22, 2012, 16:59 »

Good race, and an unpredictable one thankfully. Would've been unbelievably dull if it was the same old as the cobbled season was.

nobilis · « **Reply #94 on:** April 22, 2012, 17:04 »

the pre-race favourites were clearly out of the shape too, maybe except for nibali but he had a long way to do and faded at the end. Iglinskiy's performance was very surprising though. Astana are not winning muh but they're getting the most important races.

sublimit · « **Reply #95 on:** April 22, 2012, 17:07 »

Nice ride by Nibali, Dan Martin.

Nothing else to add.

Amsterhammer · « **Reply #96 on:** April 22, 2012, 19:27 »

Two Astanas on the podium, very surprising. For once TGBM didn't disappoint and achieved his maximum. Nuff respect to Iglinsky for setting off on a totally unlikely chase - and succeeding! 8)

Yes, this was the best racing we've seen so far.

just some guy · « **Reply #97 on:** April 22, 2012, 20:22 »

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11687/Maxim-Iglinskiy-pulls-off-Liege-Bastogne-Liege-stunner.aspx

Mellow Velo · « **Reply #98 on:** April 22, 2012, 20:30 »

Quote from: Amsterhammer on April 22, 2012, 19:27

Two Astanas on the podium, very surprising. For once TGBM didn't disappoint and achieved his maximum. Nuff respect to Iglinsky for setting off on a totally unlikely chase - and succeeding! 8)

Yes, this was the best racing we've seen so far.

Looked like Son of Vino.
Astana are flying at the moment.

nobilis · « **Reply #99 on:** April 22, 2012, 20:47 »

Why was Valverde DQ?
According to him, Voeckler fell in front of him, he couldn't avoid him. His rear derailleur was broken so he took Madrazo's bike which was too small for him. He was getting back to the front group, then the Motorcycles took the wrong road.

Dim · « **Reply #100 on:** April 22, 2012, 21:15 »

Final Hour
LBL 12

killswitch · « **Reply #101 on:** April 22, 2012, 21:39 »

Great rides by Iglinsky, Nibbles who has been competitive for four months already, Dan Martin (allergies behind him now?), Tommy V and future TDF winner Rolland ;D. Jrod did better than expected in that bad weather.

Quote from: Amsterhammer on April 22, 2012, 19:27

For once TGBM didn't disappoint and achieved his maximum.

Nah, Vino asked him to let Iglinsky win

mimosin · « **Reply #102 on:** April 22, 2012, 22:14 »

Nibali, eroe e martire della Doyenne!

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #103 on:** April 22, 2012, 22:35 »

Pakistan news ;D

Cycling: Iglinskiy wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C04%5C23%5Cstory_23-4-2012_pg2_4

AG · « **Reply #104 on:** April 23, 2012, 01:59 »

well - it was a great race, right up until Iglinski caught Nibbles. Then I yelled at the stupid tv for not showing me what I wanted to see ;D

Sizzle · « **Reply #105 on:** April 23, 2012, 02:44 »

Quote from: nobilis on April 22, 2012, 20:47

Why was Valverde DQ?
According to him, Voeckler fell in front of him, he couldn't avoid him. His rear derailleur was broken so he took Madrazo's bike which was too small for him. He was getting back to the front group, then the Motorcycles took the wrong road.

Half of Movistar was DQ'd. :o (Valverde, Rojas, Lastras & Madrazo)

I'd like to know why, too.

ram · « **Reply #106 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:12 »

Nibali's attacks have cost Leaky two major classics now, MSR and now LBL

Martin318is · « **Reply #107 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:35 »

Quote from: ram on April 23, 2012, 03:12

Nibali's attacks have cost Leaky two major classics now, MSR and now LBL

Who would have won it for them if Nibali didn't attack?...

ram · « **Reply #108 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:50 »

Sagan at the MSR, slim pickings yesterday. Wasn't serious anyway.

Jukebox · « **Reply #109 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:36 »

Very impressed with Nibali, he made the race.

Im most interested in Dan Martin, is he past his allergies, or was the cold weather this week a big help for him?

just some guy · « **Reply #110 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:15 »

Quote from: Jukebox on April 23, 2012, 05:36

Very impressed with Nibali, he made the race.

Im most interested in Dan Martin, is he past his allergies, or was the cold weather this week a big help for him?

Ran helps a lot no idea how he is going really been a wet spring

AG · « **Reply #111 on:** April 23, 2012, 07:06 »

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/04/news/valverde-others-disqualified-for-steering-off-route-at-liege_214605

Quote

LIEGE, Belgium (VN) — Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and four other riders were disqualified from Liège-Bastogne-Liège after steering off course during the race on Sunday.

According to race officials, Valverde and others rode onto a shortcut designed to allow photographers’ motorcycles to safely pass ahead of the peloton after coming off the decisive Redoute climb with about 32km to go.

“When things do not go well, there’s nothing you can do. I didn’t have the best legs at Amstel and Flèche, but today the sensations were good. Just at the start of the Redoute, Voeckler crashed and I couldn’t avoid him. I fell and my gears got twisted,” said Valverde. “I had to stop and wait for Madrazo, who gave me his bike. I wasn’t far behind, but we came to an intersection and went the wrong way.”

Auscyclefan · « **Reply #112 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:23 »

Quote from: AG on April 23, 2012, 07:06

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/04/news/valverde-others-disqualified-for-steering-off-route-at-liege_214605

So Valverde cheated? :-X

just some guy · « **Reply #113 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:28 »

Quote from: Auscyclefan on April 23, 2012, 08:23

So Valverde cheated? :-X

they followed the press bikes

Auscyclefan · « **Reply #114 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:33 »

Quote from: just some guy on April 23, 2012, 08:28

they followed the press bikes

I was screwing around. ;D

just some guy · « **Reply #115 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:46 »

ok was thinking you don´t really like the guy

nobilis · « **Reply #116 on:** April 23, 2012, 10:19 »

Quote from: Auscyclefan on April 23, 2012, 08:23

So Valverde cheated? :-X

>

you'll see him in july

L'arriviste · « **Reply #117 on:** April 23, 2012, 11:02 »

Very disappointed to see Nibali fold like that, especially when he looked really comfortable up to about 6km to go.

I suspect the reported gaps had something to do with that though: perhaps they were (not as wide as / coming down faster than) we were being told.

It reminded me rather of that Giro stage last year when Nibali took off strongly with about 30km to go before completely falling apart not far from the finish. It's a pattern that's becoming sadly familiar, though credit to him for trying all the same.

Meanwhile the chasers were just sitting and watching each other on the run-in. Which is an effective way to lose a Monument. Seen so much of that lately.

Interesting to ponder what might have happened after the Roche aux Faucons had not Nibali attacked after Rolland was caught. Voeckler might have come into it a bit more, I think.

Iglinsky was a bit like Gasparotto last week: he capitalised on a situation in which the big guns did not quite have it in the finale. Also because he's been turning over solid top 20 performances in the Classics for some years.

I remember him at the 2010 Ronde: he looked really strong in the group not far behind Boonen and Cancellara but his companions were much weaker and he was too far away to make it count.

My 'rides of the day': Rolland, Nibali, Cataldo

just some guy · « **Reply #118 on:** April 23, 2012, 11:05 »

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/unlucky-crash-for-voeckler-in-liege-bastogne-liege

just some guy · « **Reply #119 on:** April 23, 2012, 11:06 »

Really think the work TJVG did should be recognized more

Just saying 8)

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